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our viewers in the united states. >>> this is gps the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. we have a great show for you today. first up, kofi annan. the former secretary-general of the united nations and more recently the u.n. peace envoy to syria. i'll ask him if there's any end in sight for that nation's in sight for that nation's in sight for that nation's in sight for that nation's brutal civil war. and then the u.s. isn't the only major power picking a president for the next few weeks. i'll talk to "the new yorker's" beijing reporter evan osnos about the political tumult in china ahead of the upcoming anointment. also i'll talk to the education innovator sal khan, the founder of khan academy about how best to teach our kids. >>> and what does a company with almost 700 planes and tens of thousands of trucks worry about? fuel. i'll sit down with fedex ceo fred smith to talk about the future of energy. that crucial subject, the future of energy, is also at the heart of our latest gps spec
our viewers in the united states. >>> this is gps the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. we have a great show for you today. first up, kofi annan. the former secretary-general of the united nations and more recently the u.n. peace envoy to syria. i'll ask him if there's any end in sight for that nation's in sight for that nation's in sight for that nation's in sight for that nation's brutal civil war. and then the...
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i mean, particularly the united states. spend half a trillion dollars or more now, and what are we getting for it? what did we gain by the war in iraq? what a disaster. the war in afghanistan, a disaster. the war in pakistan, a disaster. the war in vietnam, a disaster. we don't even know who wins and who loses. the last time anybody surrendered was japan in 1945. nobody else has surrendered. just war is a waste of time and effort and it's consuming far too many of our resources, particularly here in the united states. our military budget is bigger than the whole rest of the world's budget put together. and, you know, there really isn't a threat that warrants that. but the military industrial complex is so entrenched, so strong now that none of the -- none of the congressional candidates have attacked the military budget. it's -- it's -- it's suicidal to do it. >> they get accused of being unpatriotic. >> that's not true. a patriot wants to see the country economically -- economically strong, not militarily strong. that was
i mean, particularly the united states. spend half a trillion dollars or more now, and what are we getting for it? what did we gain by the war in iraq? what a disaster. the war in afghanistan, a disaster. the war in pakistan, a disaster. the war in vietnam, a disaster. we don't even know who wins and who loses. the last time anybody surrendered was japan in 1945. nobody else has surrendered. just war is a waste of time and effort and it's consuming far too many of our resources, particularly...
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welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world, i'm fareed zakaria. the debates are done, the race is heading for the final stretch, and it is still all about the economy. so we'll start with a great panel to talk about the american economy. what is actually going on. >>> then, you've often heard that fracking is controversial. why? we have a debate to help you think it through. >>> and do you think you have enough money? what would be enough? we'll have a fascinating discussion on the subject with lord robert skidelsky, britain's most prominent economic historian on how to answer those questions. >>> and why in the world did the nation of mali get more mention this week in the foreign policy debate than all of japan, mexico, or europe? >>> first, my take. the international monetary fund's latest world economic outlook makes for gloomy reading. growth projections have been revised downward almost everywhere, especially in europe and the big emerging markets like china. yet when looking out over the next four years, coincidentally the next presidential
welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world, i'm fareed zakaria. the debates are done, the race is heading for the final stretch, and it is still all about the economy. so we'll start with a great panel to talk about the american economy. what is actually going on. >>> then, you've often heard that fracking is controversial. why? we have a debate to help you think it through. >>> and do you think you have enough money? what would be enough? we'll have a...
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general assembly is now trying to stay here in the united states. his american lawyer says he applied for an asylum. in a statement, he said my client disagrees with the regime. he had concerns on how they would treat him upon his return to iran. he objected to things that were requested of him during the trip to the u.n. by the regime that he did not want to do. we're going to keep following that story. >>> honda is recalling more than 570,000 accords sold in this country due to potential fire risks. the problem is with power steering hoses that can leak creating smoke and fire. honda said in a statement there have been no crashes or injuries reported, but there was an engine fire and the part needed is not available until next year. for now, owners can take their car for an interim repair. >>> it is been 424 days since america lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? unfortunately, we're edging closer and closer to the fiscal cliff. american households will see an average tax increase of $3,500 each if congress does not do som
general assembly is now trying to stay here in the united states. his american lawyer says he applied for an asylum. in a statement, he said my client disagrees with the regime. he had concerns on how they would treat him upon his return to iran. he objected to things that were requested of him during the trip to the u.n. by the regime that he did not want to do. we're going to keep following that story. >>> honda is recalling more than 570,000 accords sold in this country due to...
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states and the united states of america stood on right side of history. and that kind of credibility is precisely why we've been able to show leadership on a wide range of issues facing the world right now. and these come together, one thing you can depend on is that these will come together. delicious and wholesome. some combinations were just meant to be. tomato soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. >> what if -- what if the prime minister of israel called you on the phone and said, our bombers are on the way, we're going to bomb iran? what do you say? >> bob, let's know got
states and the united states of america stood on right side of history. and that kind of credibility is precisely why we've been able to show leadership on a wide range of issues facing the world right now. and these come together, one thing you can depend on is that these will come together. delicious and wholesome. some combinations were just meant to be. tomato soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him....
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states, when i'm president of the united states, we will stand with israel. and if israel is attacked, we have their back. not just diplomatically, not just culturally, but military. that's number one. number two, with regards to iran and the threat of iran, there's no question but that a knnuclea capable iran is unacceptable to america. it presents a threat not only to our friends but ultimately a threat to us to have iran have nuclear weapons that could be used against us or threatening to us. it is also essential for us to understand what our mission is in iran. that is to dissuade iran from having a nuclear weapon through peaceful and diplomatic means. and cripplining sanctions are something i called for five years ago. i laid out seven steps. crippling sanctions were number one. and they do work. are you seeing it right now in the economy. it is absolutely the right thing to do to have crippling sanctions. i'd have put them in place earlier but it is good that we have them. two, something i'd add today, i would tighten those sanctions. i would say ships
states, when i'm president of the united states, we will stand with israel. and if israel is attacked, we have their back. not just diplomatically, not just culturally, but military. that's number one. number two, with regards to iran and the threat of iran, there's no question but that a knnuclea capable iran is unacceptable to america. it presents a threat not only to our friends but ultimately a threat to us to have iran have nuclear weapons that could be used against us or threatening to...
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>> i don't think we'll have the president of the united states picking particular pronls. i don't think we would be that connected to it. >> there's a big difference in what the public and private sector needs to do. what mitt romney was good at, finding companies with fat and knocking fat off. that's very different than creating a whole industry of the future. there's bag difference between spawning new technologies and starting a new kind of stationary store. >> all right, one final question. this is on the deficit. four years ago, the president made a promise he would cut the deficit in half by the first term. he has not kept his promise. >> the president when he made that promise didn't know what he was going to inherit. he didn't know the economy was going to go into free fall and the situation was -- as a consequence, it's taken us longer to work our way out than it otherwise would have. first priority is jobs that will get this economy growing and part of that is putting in place a framework that will give people the sense these debts are under control. and that's a
>> i don't think we'll have the president of the united states picking particular pronls. i don't think we would be that connected to it. >> there's a big difference in what the public and private sector needs to do. what mitt romney was good at, finding companies with fat and knocking fat off. that's very different than creating a whole industry of the future. there's bag difference between spawning new technologies and starting a new kind of stationary store. >> all right,...
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he was a 21-year-old college student and came to the united states according to prosecutors with terror on his mind. he came here wanting to wage jihad, to destroy the american economy. and so, he said he even wanted to disrupt or possibly even stop the presidential election. he made a couple of big mistakes, thankfully. one turned out to be an fbi source, who got other undercover agents to work with him and then, of course, they put together this -- and created a bomb, but it was a fake bomb. it really wouldn't have harmed anyone, but if it had been the real deal, of course a lot of men, women and children could have been killed. it appears as though it was. according to sources. he came here seeking help from others who could help him, but in fact, those people turned out to be other undercover agents. it's an elaborate sting operation, but a successful one in that they targeted and arrested him. here's what ray kelly had to say about it. >> this individual came in with the expressed purpose of committing a terrorist act. he was motivated by al-qaeda. so, we see this threat as you kno
he was a 21-year-old college student and came to the united states according to prosecutors with terror on his mind. he came here wanting to wage jihad, to destroy the american economy. and so, he said he even wanted to disrupt or possibly even stop the presidential election. he made a couple of big mistakes, thankfully. one turned out to be an fbi source, who got other undercover agents to work with him and then, of course, they put together this -- and created a bomb, but it was a fake bomb....
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the fact is the president of the united states, he says he was responsibility. he was asked. he said hillary is not responsible. she works for me. i'm responsible. if he is responsible why -- this is his quote. he felt like the taliban was inside the state department. he faelt felt his major enemies were in the state department. this is the man in charge of security for the middle east who talked painfully about being turned down and told don't you even ask for security. you are not going to get it. >> candy, what troubles me is that governor romney, before we knew that four americans had died was already taking political pot shots over this incident. i think that is fundamentally wrong. foreign policy -- >> he was actually, in fact, responding to something that came out of the embassy in cairo. >> well, at the same time, candy, 0 -- and then in subsequent debates. >> wait a second. this is a typical. >> no, no. >> >> romney was not responding to benghazi. romney was responding to the embassy in cairo apologizing over the movie at a time when -- >> nonetheless at a time when
the fact is the president of the united states, he says he was responsibility. he was asked. he said hillary is not responsible. she works for me. i'm responsible. if he is responsible why -- this is his quote. he felt like the taliban was inside the state department. he faelt felt his major enemies were in the state department. this is the man in charge of security for the middle east who talked painfully about being turned down and told don't you even ask for security. you are not going to...
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on what grounds is he trying to stay in the united states? >> well, anderson, now that he has defected, he simply can't go back. he's betrayed president ahmadinejad, he can no longer be trusted by the regime, certainly not by the ayatollahs who are running the country. they imprisoned a top presidential aide last week for making a relative innocuous comment about women's full-length dress covering. the iranian photographer's lawyers suggest that the reason he defected thursday is because he was asked to use his skills as a cameraman to do things for iran against the united states. take a listen to what paul dwyer had to say. >> i think when you have a lot of people on the ground who are fleeing and seeking asylum, that's not such an indication that the government is in trouble. but when the senior figures for the government start to defect, then that's a sign that there is some sort of institutional crumbling going on. there were things he was expected to do that he was not comfortable with doing. that he was quite opposed to. that the irania
on what grounds is he trying to stay in the united states? >> well, anderson, now that he has defected, he simply can't go back. he's betrayed president ahmadinejad, he can no longer be trusted by the regime, certainly not by the ayatollahs who are running the country. they imprisoned a top presidential aide last week for making a relative innocuous comment about women's full-length dress covering. the iranian photographer's lawyers suggest that the reason he defected thursday is because...
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. >> i want to put people back to work here in the united states. >> john mccain talks mitt romney momentum and blasts the white house on the benghazi attack. >> you can't assume anything about either a cover-up or colossal incompetence. >> also, obama's favorite debate sparring partner and the man who whipped obama into shape after the disastrous first debate. and battleground america. why women hold the key to this election. plus, when politics becomes personal. the always controversial gloria allred. >> even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that god intended to happen. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. our big story tonight, big changes. that's what mitt romney's promising, just 12 days to go before election day. listen to what he told the crowd a little while ago in perhaps the aptly named defiance, ohio. >> this is a time when america faces big challenges. we have a big election. and we want a president who will actually bring big changes and i will and he won't. >> the new cnn poll of polls has romney with a one point lead ov
. >> i want to put people back to work here in the united states. >> john mccain talks mitt romney momentum and blasts the white house on the benghazi attack. >> you can't assume anything about either a cover-up or colossal incompetence. >> also, obama's favorite debate sparring partner and the man who whipped obama into shape after the disastrous first debate. and battleground america. why women hold the key to this election. plus, when politics becomes personal. the...
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is that dignified for the president of the united states to use that term about his rival? >> of course not. it's not presidential to deride and be sarcastic about his opponent in the debates. he talked about bayonets and horses as if bayonets are obsolete. the marines train with bayonets in combat zones. they're required to carry them. of course, talking about aircraft carriers, the president, as far as we can tell, has been on an aircraft carrier once when it was tied up to the pier and they had a charity basketball game. he's never been on a submarine and he calls our navy personnel, who are in the medical business, who are called corpsmen, called them corpse men. i don't know if he was talking to a zombie or not but the fact is that the president shouldn't be bragging about his background and expertise on military matters. >> let's move on to where we are with the election. everyone's focusing on ohio and the polls are clearly tight there and also tight nationally. but wisconsin is creeping up as very tightening and potentially moving your way. could in the end wisconsi
is that dignified for the president of the united states to use that term about his rival? >> of course not. it's not presidential to deride and be sarcastic about his opponent in the debates. he talked about bayonets and horses as if bayonets are obsolete. the marines train with bayonets in combat zones. they're required to carry them. of course, talking about aircraft carriers, the president, as far as we can tell, has been on an aircraft carrier once when it was tied up to the pier and...
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they'll make things happen that create jobs here 234 the united states. number two, we do have to deal with our border, so we put more border patrol on any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years. i've also said, if we're going to go after folks who are here illegally, we should do it smartly and go after folks who are criminals. gang bangers, people who are hurting the community. not after students. not after folks who are here just because they are trying to figure out how to feed their families and that's what we've done. and i've also said for young people who come here, brought here oftentimes by their parents and have gone to school here, pledged allegiance to the flag, think of this as their country, understand themselves as americans. in every way except having papers and we should give them a pathway to citizenship and that's what i've done. governor romney says he want to help those people too, but under the republican primary, he said he would veto the dream act that w
they'll make things happen that create jobs here 234 the united states. number two, we do have to deal with our border, so we put more border patrol on any time in history, and the flow of undocumented workers across the border is actually lower than it's been in 40 years. i've also said, if we're going to go after folks who are here illegally, we should do it smartly and go after folks who are criminals. gang bangers, people who are hurting the community. not after students. not after folks...
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lastly, the president of the united states has led with a steady hand and clear vision. governor romney, the opposite. the last thing we need now is another war. >> congressman ryan? >> we mourn the loss of these four americans who were murdered. when you take a look at what's happened in the last few weeks, they sent the u.n. ambassador out to say that this was because of a protest and a youtube video. it took the president two weeks to acknowledge that this was a terrorist attack. he went to the u.n. and in his speech at the u.n. he said six times, he talked about the youtube video. look, if we're hit by terrorists, we're going to call it for what it is, a terrorist attack. our ambassador in paris has a marine detachment guarding him. shouldn't we have a marine detachment guarding our ambassador in benghazi, a place we knew there was an al qaeda cell with arms? this is becoming more troubling by the day. they first blamed the youtube video. now they're frying to blame the romney-ryan ticket for make thing an issue. with respect to iraq, we had the same position before
lastly, the president of the united states has led with a steady hand and clear vision. governor romney, the opposite. the last thing we need now is another war. >> congressman ryan? >> we mourn the loss of these four americans who were murdered. when you take a look at what's happened in the last few weeks, they sent the u.n. ambassador out to say that this was because of a protest and a youtube video. it took the president two weeks to acknowledge that this was a terrorist attack....
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analysts thinking the number would be well over 15 million. >>> 448 days since the united states lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? first time claims for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week to 369,000. claims have been volatile over the past few weeks, but economists we spoke to say good news, the trend is showing improvement. >>> our fourth story "outfront," a letter to the president. house speaker john boehner sent the president a letter about libya today, calling the, quote, new information in the public domain deeply troubling. he is referring in part to the e-mails that cnn and other news agencies obtained yesterday showing that an al qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for the attacks almost two hours after they began. boehner asked the president to publicly address who knew what and when. he also asks the president to explain why, and i'll quote him, it appears military assets were not prepositioned and utilized in the immediate aftermath of the attack. now, on that specific point, defense secretary leon panetta stood up today and def
analysts thinking the number would be well over 15 million. >>> 448 days since the united states lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? first time claims for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week to 369,000. claims have been volatile over the past few weeks, but economists we spoke to say good news, the trend is showing improvement. >>> our fourth story "outfront," a letter to the president. house speaker john boehner sent the...
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states? >> yes. absolutely. >> you're saying this part of the debate where we're talking about the role of the federal government is notable. >> yes. what i think is interesting, this movement right here where romney is shifting from side to side, to me it looks like he's a boxer. again, it gets at this idea that romney sees this kind of as a boxing match, and he's kind of like preparing to go on by shifting his weight from side to side, he's kind of getting himself ready. you don't see obama doing anything like that. >> you have a closing two minutes. >> does that tell you anything when he wipes his lip? >> might have noticed throughout that he is sweating sort of on his upper lip, and he's aware of that and he wants to mop that away before his closing argument. so he wants to make sure that he looks really strong, and it's funny, i think when you do something like that, even on camera, you think people don't notice it as much as they do. >> now we're looking at the good-bye. what does all t
states? >> yes. absolutely. >> you're saying this part of the debate where we're talking about the role of the federal government is notable. >> yes. what i think is interesting, this movement right here where romney is shifting from side to side, to me it looks like he's a boxer. again, it gets at this idea that romney sees this kind of as a boxing match, and he's kind of like preparing to go on by shifting his weight from side to side, he's kind of getting himself ready. you...
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i think that the president having raised the standing of the united states, the esteem of the united states globally is an important part, but for the domestic audience tonight, it will be a question of who projects global leadership. now, you remember that the president has been coached in this debate by john kerry who has extremely long series of international experiences, and he will, i'm certain the president will come in armed and confident, steady, and sure. the question is how mitt romney is able to counter act that. without looking like he is jumping the gun on everything, without looking like he wants to take the united states to war at the drop of a hat. >> yeah. exactly. really fascinating to talk to you, former michigan governor jennifer granholm there. appreciate your time. >> thanks so much. you bet. >> just so you know, coming up later in the hour, we're going to hear from a surrogate of the mitt romney campaign. republican congressman jason chafitz will be talking to us about tonight's debate. don't forget, come on, you know, already, you can watch it here 7:00 easter
i think that the president having raised the standing of the united states, the esteem of the united states globally is an important part, but for the domestic audience tonight, it will be a question of who projects global leadership. now, you remember that the president has been coached in this debate by john kerry who has extremely long series of international experiences, and he will, i'm certain the president will come in armed and confident, steady, and sure. the question is how mitt...
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10% of gas in the united states comes from this very country. this is an opaque nation. any kind of destabilization could have a bit of a price drop when we fill up our gas at the gas station and chavez has been provocative with the united states. still refers to the united states as the imperialists and certainly has had a lot of people on his side, and he has been seen as the leader of that kind of backlash against u.s. power really in the region. you know, it's so funny. talking about leon panetta, he just said yesterday, look, we want to relinquish that row. south america is a very different place. so it's interesting. this really is the end of an era in many, many different ways and it does mean a different era of engagement here in south america, one way or the other and chavez perhaps may be the beginning, you know, of that whole routine changing. having said that, his opposition, henrique capri le s, a 40-year-old lauer marathon runner, energetic, for six months going up and down the side of the country. this is going to be as close as a
10% of gas in the united states comes from this very country. this is an opaque nation. any kind of destabilization could have a bit of a price drop when we fill up our gas at the gas station and chavez has been provocative with the united states. still refers to the united states as the imperialists and certainly has had a lot of people on his side, and he has been seen as the leader of that kind of backlash against u.s. power really in the region. you know, it's so funny. talking about leon...
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we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. the debate night in america. i'm wolf blitzer. our polling shows each of these candidates has a debate win under his belt. tonight will be the tiebreaker as we get closer to the first questions of the evening, we'll bring you a one-on-one interview with former president bill clinton. cnn's fareed zakaria asked him if he and president obama are different kinds of democrats as republicans claim. stand by for that. that's coming up. >>> we also have the full force of our political team devoted to bringing you comprehensive debate coverage. let's go to my colleague, anderson cooper. >> there is a lot to cover in the hours ahead. i want to remind our viewers, what you're going to see during the debate, we're going to clock the president and governor romney to see how much talk time they each get overall an our focus group of undecided florida voters will react to what the candidates are saying in realtime. their responses, as you see, will be on the bottom of the screen, lines going up and
we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. the debate night in america. i'm wolf blitzer. our polling shows each of these candidates has a debate win under his belt. tonight will be the tiebreaker as we get closer to the first questions of the evening, we'll bring you a one-on-one interview with former president bill clinton. cnn's fareed zakaria asked him if he and president obama are different kinds of democrats as republicans claim. stand by for that. that's...
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lastly, the president of the united states has led with a steady hand and clear vision. governor romney, the opposite. the last thing we need now is another war. >> congressman ryan? >> we mourn the loss of these four americans who were murdered. when you take a look at what's happened in the last few weeks, they sent the u.n. ambassador out to say that this was because of a protest and a youtube video. it took the president two weeks to acknowledge that this was a terrorist attack. he went to the u.n. and in his speech at the u.n. he said six times, he talked about the youtube video. look, if we're hit by terrorists, we're going to call it for what it is, a terrorist attack. our ambassador in paris has a marine detachment guarding him. shouldn't we have a marine detachment guarding our ambassador in benghazi, a place we knew there was an al qaeda cell with arms? this is becoming more troubling by the day. they first blamed the youtube video. now they're frying to blame the romney-ryan ticket for make thing an issue. with respect to iraq, we had the same position before
lastly, the president of the united states has led with a steady hand and clear vision. governor romney, the opposite. the last thing we need now is another war. >> congressman ryan? >> we mourn the loss of these four americans who were murdered. when you take a look at what's happened in the last few weeks, they sent the u.n. ambassador out to say that this was because of a protest and a youtube video. it took the president two weeks to acknowledge that this was a terrorist attack....
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with us now is the attorney for golkanbhan here in the united states paul o'dwyer. welcome to the program. so he, he came here for the u.n. general assembly, and then contacted authorities. why is he seeking asylum? >> well, he's seeking asylum because he obviously does not want to return to live in iran. >> why? >> concerns about -- first of all, he does not want to continue to live in the regime, and he is offended by how the regime treats people, about how it treats its enemies, about how it treats the iranian people, about the level of persecution there. and he also has concerns about now about his own safety. when he came here, he was, as you say, he was a cameraman with the entourage. he came here with the understanding that he was to take the deal of the -- he works for the iranian news agency so he was to do stuff and to do camerawork, you know, at the u.n. and all of that. the authorities wanted him to take video footage of other stuff that he did not want to do. >> like what? >> we don't want to go into too many details but there was things that he thought
with us now is the attorney for golkanbhan here in the united states paul o'dwyer. welcome to the program. so he, he came here for the u.n. general assembly, and then contacted authorities. why is he seeking asylum? >> well, he's seeking asylum because he obviously does not want to return to live in iran. >> why? >> concerns about -- first of all, he does not want to continue to live in the regime, and he is offended by how the regime treats people, about how it treats its...
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and i understand they do include investments outside the united states, including in chinese companies. mr. president, have you looked at your pension? have you looked at your pension? >> i've got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension? >> you know, i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> let me -- >> now that -- that was clearly a moment that mitt romney thought he had the president, and the president came right back at him. and that was maybe indicative of so many moments, soledad, that we saw last night. very, very interesting that the whole format of the town hall, going into it you thought maybe that they were going to be a little bit more cautious because the whole idea is to play to the undecided voters. they want to be careful not to come across as too aggressive. obnoxious, frankly. they didn't care. >> you knew it was going to be a very different kind of town hall than the sort of sometimes a little bit sleepy town halls that we see. mrs. jones, what do you think? >> there was nothing sleepy about it. >> very interesting to watch. dana, t
and i understand they do include investments outside the united states, including in chinese companies. mr. president, have you looked at your pension? have you looked at your pension? >> i've got to say -- >> mr. president, have you looked at your pension? >> you know, i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> let me -- >> now that -- that was clearly a moment that mitt romney thought he had the president, and the president came right back at him....
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i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>> talk about an emotional moment here. take a look at this. you see batman actor christian bale presenting a human rights award to the blind chinese activist prevented from visiting in china just last year. take a look. the activist there who he's hugging tearfully here, he was under house arrest this time last year. christian bale tried to visit him, was confronted, roughed up by chinese security. we caught it on video. take a look. >> we're trying to get out of here. we have been stopped. we've been stopped right here. and as you can see, they're pushing christian here. we're just trying to leave peacefully. we are trying to leave peacefully. >> that's only part of how christian bale and this man came to share a stage and a hug just this week in new york. w
i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. >>> talk about an emotional moment here. take a look at this. you see batman actor christian bale presenting a human rights award to the blind chinese...
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should be seen as an attack on the united states. and the president said u.s. has israel's back. but he didn't go far enough some people suggest saying, yes, an attack on israel is an attack on the united states. what do you say? >> effectively, wolf, the president did say yes in every which way an attack on israel will be responded to by the united states of america. he could not have been more clear. governor romney essentially echoed president obama's answer. >> but he didn't flatly say yes. he just said the u.s. will have israel's back. bop schieffer pointed out an attack is an attack on the united states. he didn't say rockets coming in from israel -- >> we have a treaty with nato and we have different legal obligations -- >> should the u.s. have that same legal treaty obligation with israel? >> i personally think it should. i think it should be -- we should do everything we can to enhance israel's security. that's in fact what the president has done. as we speak, wolf, 1,500 american military officers are in israel participatin
should be seen as an attack on the united states. and the president said u.s. has israel's back. but he didn't go far enough some people suggest saying, yes, an attack on israel is an attack on the united states. what do you say? >> effectively, wolf, the president did say yes in every which way an attack on israel will be responded to by the united states of america. he could not have been more clear. governor romney essentially echoed president obama's answer. >> but he didn't...
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that's why i'm running for a second term as president of the united states. >> president barack obama there speaking in manchester, new hampshire. some familiar things coming out from all of the candidates now, of course. now, let's move on, meanwhile. a quarter of the population out of work. do you think unemployment is bad in this country? the threat of the new round of spending cuts looming. that is the reality in greece right now. in fact, unemployment among the youth, 50%. tens of thousands of greeks are furious about all of that. just listen. the demonstrators hitting the streets for a two-day strike protesting the european union bail-out terms that demand severe budget cuts. more budget cuts. the demonstration in athens, as is perhaps printable, turned violent at one stage. their protests, as you see, throwing bottles and firebombs. we see one there at police officers responding with tear gas. familiar -- sadly, familiar scenes. a 65-year-old man actually died after faint and having a thought that was a heart attack during the protest. well, today was the deadline for the greek
that's why i'm running for a second term as president of the united states. >> president barack obama there speaking in manchester, new hampshire. some familiar things coming out from all of the candidates now, of course. now, let's move on, meanwhile. a quarter of the population out of work. do you think unemployment is bad in this country? the threat of the new round of spending cuts looming. that is the reality in greece right now. in fact, unemployment among the youth, 50%. tens of...
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how much it cost to buy a seat in the united states senate? $30 million. so when you pay $30 million for a seat, you like to sit in it. >> reporter: in the end between his long senate career and his short but determined effort at stand-up comedy and his multiple battles with life-threatening illness, arlen specter demonstrated a few things about power. the power of sitting down, the power of standing up, and the power of never giving in. michael shoulder, cnn. >>> they are boning up on the facts, but do they have the flare to win tomorrow night as well? we'll hear what hollywood acting coaches think that president obama and mitt romney need to do to make that kind of an impression at their next debate. but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] dayquil doesn't treat that. huh? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight o
how much it cost to buy a seat in the united states senate? $30 million. so when you pay $30 million for a seat, you like to sit in it. >> reporter: in the end between his long senate career and his short but determined effort at stand-up comedy and his multiple battles with life-threatening illness, arlen specter demonstrated a few things about power. the power of sitting down, the power of standing up, and the power of never giving in. michael shoulder, cnn. >>> they are boning...
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you're still talking to the president of the united states. i've been looking at some of the other networks, other shows, reading different stories and that also speaks volumes when people say, you might be right, mr. president, but you still respect the office of president. and when it's played a lot -- >> but the flip side of that is, talking about undecided voters, how few there are. mitt romney standing up to the president like that, i mean, what excites the base more than that? >> yes, but -- >> it's a base election. >> i don't traditionally agree with roland and it worries me when i do. >> you know you love it. >> i actually thought -- i remember mitt romney doing the same thing with rick perry during the republican primary saying, you know, rick, rick, it's my turn. it's my turn. and i don't think that played well. i don't think it played well this time. >> i think you're going to like this next clip. ana talked about it. it was a clip of the binder moment and women. let's play that. >> i said well gosh, can't we -- can't we find some w
you're still talking to the president of the united states. i've been looking at some of the other networks, other shows, reading different stories and that also speaks volumes when people say, you might be right, mr. president, but you still respect the office of president. and when it's played a lot -- >> but the flip side of that is, talking about undecided voters, how few there are. mitt romney standing up to the president like that, i mean, what excites the base more than that?...
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across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. >>> well, the supreme court back in session today and will consider some of the most controversial issues of our time. you have affirmative action, same sex marriage, abortion rights. one item, the highest court will not be considering, those thorough body pat-downs and the use of full body scanners at the u.s. airports. michigan blogger complained that the tsa screening techniques violate the fourth amendment, which protects us from illegal searches. but the supreme court gave the blogger's complaint a pass. >>> the nine justices who sit on the u.s. supreme court have the final say on what is legal in this country. item
across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. ...and we inspected his brakes for free. -free is good. -free is very good. [ male announcer ] now get 50% off brake pads and shoes at meineke. >>> well, the supreme court back in session today and will consider some of the most...
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the president explicitly stated the goal was to put daylight between the united states and israel and he succeeded. >> bring back in our panel, back with obama campaign national security adviser collin call and romney campaign foreign policy adviser richard williamson. collin, i want to start with you. doesn't romney have a point here? there's a very tense relationship we're aware of between president obama and netanyahu. >> look, you know, i traveled to israel 13 times in 13 years as an official. there's no daylight between us and the israelis with the core national security. he has a good working relationship with prime minister netanyahu. a guy he talks to on the phone and visits with more than any other foreign leader in the world. we have put in place crippling sanctions against iran. we have put on an option to include every single option mitt romney advocated in the speech today. for example, you know, governor romney said we need aircraft carrier task forces in the area. there's two there ever since 2010 and naval assets in the eastern mediterranean to make sure my missiles sh
the president explicitly stated the goal was to put daylight between the united states and israel and he succeeded. >> bring back in our panel, back with obama campaign national security adviser collin call and romney campaign foreign policy adviser richard williamson. collin, i want to start with you. doesn't romney have a point here? there's a very tense relationship we're aware of between president obama and netanyahu. >> look, you know, i traveled to israel 13 times in 13 years...
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and it is going to be this enormous boom for the united states. what we argue in the special is that should be the bridge technology to get eventually to the cleaner, greener future that we all have been looking for. we look at a lot of countries around the world from denmark to france, believe it or not, france gets 75% of its electricity with zero carbon emissions because they use nuclear power. so we try to look at best practices around the world. >> it is called global lessons, the gps road map for powering america. airs sunday night, 8:00 eastern here on cnn. thank you. always a pleasure. >> pleasure. >>> as a teenage girl clings to life, one activists challenging president obama and mitt romney to address the surge. >>> what's behind romney's surge in the polls? that's easy. he's moving to the middle. so says one half of his political power couple. they join me live. >>> plus, we can fact check all we want. but i'll speak live with one expert who says facts apparently don't matter anymore. >>> and -- >> you have 72 hours to get them out. >>
and it is going to be this enormous boom for the united states. what we argue in the special is that should be the bridge technology to get eventually to the cleaner, greener future that we all have been looking for. we look at a lot of countries around the world from denmark to france, believe it or not, france gets 75% of its electricity with zero carbon emissions because they use nuclear power. so we try to look at best practices around the world. >> it is called global lessons, the...
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he's now going in on equal footing with the president of the united states. and that raises his stature. so for the first time the voters will see him standing there next to the president, look at him and see how presidential he looks. that helps. that has helped previous candidates. that helped reagan against carter. that helped obama in 2008 against -- that was different because mccain wasn't president. but it helps when you're a challenger and you stand there next to the president of the united states it can raise your stature and that can help romney. >> can i put you on the spot and ask you who you think is going to fare better? >> oh, boy. you know, i've been wrong on so many predictions. >> that's okay. >> look my basic view of this is that by the time we get into october, a lot of voters have made up their mind. undecided voters, early voting has already started. >> are you -- >> i'm getting to it. downplay the drama of the debates but the truth is, you know, historically the conventions have mattered a lot more than the debates. and by this time in t
he's now going in on equal footing with the president of the united states. and that raises his stature. so for the first time the voters will see him standing there next to the president, look at him and see how presidential he looks. that helps. that has helped previous candidates. that helped reagan against carter. that helped obama in 2008 against -- that was different because mccain wasn't president. but it helps when you're a challenger and you stand there next to the president of the...
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one of them already is president of the united states. we'll talk about mitt romney's scathing opinion article today. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ >>> the turmoil in the middle east certainly has put foreign policy and national security front and center in the race for the white house. >> yeah. that's absolutely right, wolf. mitt romney's blasting president obama on his foreign policy. in a "wall street journal" op-ed that caught our attention, the republican nominee writes this in part, in syria, tens of thousands of innocent people have been slaughtered. in egypt, the muslim brotherhood has come to power and the country's peace treaty with israel hajjes in the balance. in libya, our ambassador was murdered. u.s. beams throughout the reg
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it reverb rates everywhere cruise the united states. we're willing to sacrifice a lot for this campaign, but we're not willing to be murdered for it. >> hmm. very powerful words. afghan president hamid karzai is calling these attacks sad. he says terrorism in his country has increased, not decreased. as we take a moment to reflect the losses in afghanistan, there is now another brazen suicide bomb attack to tell you about. 14 people now dead. three of those victims nato service members. it happened today in the country's volatile eastern region. the taliban is claiming responsibility. i want to bring in journalist ben farmer. he is covering the story from kabul, and, ben, what do we know, first of all, about this latest attack? >> well, three service men were killed with one interpreter. they say he was in the east of the country. they won't say anymore, but they have more details. it happened at about 8:30 this morning, which is in the southeast of the country. a suicide bomber on a motor bike leyden with explosives attacked a joint pa
it reverb rates everywhere cruise the united states. we're willing to sacrifice a lot for this campaign, but we're not willing to be murdered for it. >> hmm. very powerful words. afghan president hamid karzai is calling these attacks sad. he says terrorism in his country has increased, not decreased. as we take a moment to reflect the losses in afghanistan, there is now another brazen suicide bomb attack to tell you about. 14 people now dead. three of those victims nato service members....